Elon Musk Says X Outage Caused by ‘Massive Cyberattack’ After an hours-long period of outages, Elon Musk took to X to explain why his social media network experienced widespread technical problems.

Elon Musk Says X Outage Caused by ‘Massive Cyberattack’

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X Briefly Down Multiple Times as Thousands of Users Report Outage on Elon Musk’s Social Media Platform On Monday morning, Elon Musk's social media platform X reportedly went down for thousands of users.

X Goes Down Multiple Times as Thousands of Users Report Outage on Elon Musk’s Social Media Platform

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‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Sequel Series With Sarah Michelle Gellar Returning Nears Hulu Pilot Order Variety has learned that a follow up to the beloved show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is nearing a Hulu pilot order with Sarah Michelle Gellar returning

Very complicated news for #BuffytheVampireSlayer fans, but we need all the hope we can get, so I'm hoping this is great! variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Apple CEO Tim Cook Is a Severed Lumon Employee in ‘Severance’ Season 2 Promo Apple chief Tim Cook plays a severed Lumon employee in a promo spot for Apple TV+'s 'Severance' Season 2.

Apple CEO Tim Cook Is a Severed Lumon Employee in ‘Severance’ Season 2 Promo

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Meta Denies Facebook, Instagram Users Were Forced to Follow Trump but Admits It ‘May Take Some Time for Unfollow Requests to Go Through’ Meta said Facebook and Instagram users were not forced to follow Trump but that unfollowing the new White House accounts 'might take some time.'

Meta Denies Facebook, Instagram Users Were Forced to Follow Trump but Admits It ‘May Take Some Time for Unfollow Requests to Go Through’

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Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, App May Shut Down Jan. 19 in the U.S. The Supreme Court rejected TikTok's appeal to halt a law banning the app in the U.S. unless Chinese parent ByteDance sells its stake by Jan. 19.

Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban, App May Shut Down Jan. 19 in the U.S.

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TikTok Plans ‘Immediate’ Shutdown of App in U.S. on Jan. 19 If Supreme Court Doesn’t Block Ban: Reports TikTok reportedly will shut down the app in the U.S. unless the Supreme Court halts a law banning the app unless ByteDance divests its stake.

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'President Elon Musk' is trending on X

X users are having an AI-generated field day 😆

Pick your favourite 👇

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Netflix Scores FIFA Women’s World Cup Exclusive U.S. Rights for 2027 and 2031 Netflix's next shot on goal in live sports: the FIFA Women's World Cup.

Netflix's next shot on goal in live sports: the FIFA Women’s World Cup.

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Search Google for ‘Squid Game’ and You Can Play a Surprise Game From the Netflix Series Google is getting in on the 'Squid Games' deadly fun and games ahead of Netflix's Season 2 premiere.

Search Google for ‘Squid Game’ and You Can Play a Surprise Game From the Netflix Series

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Amazon says Red One, which opened at just $32M in the US last month, had a record-breaking 50M worldwide viewers in its opening weekend on Prime Video (Katcy Stephan/Variety)

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For Trump's 2025 inauguration, donors who give at least $1 million are being promised high-level access to the president-elect and his inner circle with up to “a half-dozen tickets to eight inaugural events” from Jan. 17-20

Amazon, Meta Are Both Donating $1 Million to Donald Trump’s Inauguration Fund Amazon and Meta, seeking to get in Donald Trump's good graces, are each giving $1 million to the president-elect's inauguration fund.

Amazon and Meta, seeking to get in Donald Trump’s good graces, are each giving $1 million to the president-elect’s inauguration fund.

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Judge Blocks Onion’s Acquisition of Infowars Assets, Saying ‘I Don’t Think It’s Enough Money’ A judge rejected the Onion's bid to acquire the assets of Infowars, saying the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims deserved more money.

Judge Blocks Onion’s Acquisition of Infowars Assets, Saying ‘I Don’t Think It’s Enough Money’
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Netflix, Mastercard Team to Offer Cardholders Perks for Streamer’s Live, In-Person Experiences Mastercard cardholders will get exclusive perks for Netflix's live experiences like 'Stranger Things: The First Shadow' based on popular shows.

Netflix, Mastercard Team to Offer Cardholders Perks for Streamer’s Live, In-Person Experiences

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James Cameron, Meta Team to Produce 3D Entertainment for Quest VR Headsets James Cameron's Lightstorm Vision inked a deal with Meta to produce 3D entertainment and making Quest its exclusive mixed-reality platform.

James Cameron, Meta Team to Produce 3D Entertainment for Quest VR Headsets
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Walmart Closes $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Vizio Walmart closed its $2.3 billion acquisition of TV maker Vizio, a move by the retailing giant to expand its advertising business.

Walmart Closes $2.3 Billion Acquisition of Vizio

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Bluesky is cracking down on parody accounts and impersonators The decentralized social media platform is getting more aggressive with copycats.

Bluesky is cracking down on parody accounts and impersonators

Parody and fan accounts will have to clearly label their profiles

Additionally, the platform is cracking down on "identity churning," where accounts create impersonation profiles to gain followers and then rebrand themselves entirely

TikTok Star Noah Beck on His Acting Debut in ‘Sidelined: The QB and Me’ and Facing Online Haters: ‘People Can Be Cruel and Nasty for No Reason’ TikTok star Noah Beck talks about his acting debut in Tubi's "Sidelined: The QB and Me" and facing online haters.

I talked to TikTok star Noah Beck about his acting debut, facing online haters and more.
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‘Hot Ones’ Turned Down Kamala Harris as Guest Because Show Didn’t Want to ‘Delve Into Politics,’ Campaign Staffer Says 'Hot Ones' turned down Kamala Harris' request to appear on the show because 'they didn’t want to delve into politics,' a campaign strategist said.

‘Hot Ones’ Turned Down Kamala Harris as Guest Because Show Didn’t Want to ‘Delve Into Politics,’ Campaign Staffer Says

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OpenAI Shuts Down Sora Access After Artists Release Video-Generation Tool in Protest: ‘We Are Not Your PR Puppets’ OpenAI suspended access to the Sora generative-AI video system after artists in an alpha-test program released it publicly in protest.

OpenAI granted early access to Sora, its new generative-AI video tool, to some 300 visual artists and filmmakers to “gain feedback” on the technology. The tech company got it — but not the kind it was hoping for.

The Onion’s Bid to Turn Alex Jones’ Infowars Into a Parody of Itself Remains on Hold The judge overseeing the sale of Alex Jones' Infowars ordered a hearing to review the auction process and a motion to block the Onion's bid.

The Onion’s Bid to Turn Alex Jones’ Infowars Into a Parody of Itself Remains on Hold

At Comcast’s Cable Networks, Staffers Express Uncertainty, Disappointment and Skepticism — but Also Optimism — About Looming Spin-Off The mood of staffers at the NBCU cable networks Comcast intends to spin off is anxious and uncertain — but some are also cautiously optimistic.

At Comcast’s Cable Networks, Staffers Express Uncertainty, Disappointment and Skepticism — but Also Optimism — About Looming Spin-Off

DirecTV Ditches Dish Deal DirecTV on Thursday announced that it was nixing the agreement with EchoStar to buy Dish Network.

DirecTV (Officially) Ditches Dish Deal

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Comcast Announces Spin-Off of Most Cable Networks Into New Company to ‘Set These Businesses Up for Future Growth,’ CEO Brian Roberts Says Comcast officially announced plans offload the bulk of NBCUniversal's cable portfolio, excluding Bravo, into a new entity owned by shareholders.

Comcast Announces Spin-Off of Most Cable Networks Into New Company to ‘Set These Businesses Up for Future Growth,’ CEO Brian Roberts Says

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Trump’s Pick to Bring Digital Culture Wars to FCC: ‘He’s Going to Be a Loud Mouthpiece’ Brendan Carr, President-elect Trump's choice for FCC chairman, is expected to use his role to amplify attacks on the media and big tech.

Brendan Carr, Trump's pick for FCC chairman, told Fox News the commission would likely review the Trump campaign's “60 Minutes” complaint while considering whether to approve the merger of Skydance and Paramount Global, the parent of CBS

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Donald Trump Nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz for Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Role Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Mehmet Oz to be the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Donald Trump Nominates Dr. Mehmet Oz for Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Role

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Tucker Carlson Had the Most Popular New Show on Apple Podcasts in 2024 Tucker Carlson, who went solo after losing his job at Fox News, had the No. 1 new show on Apple Podcasts this year.

Tucker Carlson Had the Most Popular New Show on Apple Podcasts in 2024

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Bluesky has 20M+ users after hitting 15M on Nov. 13; Appfigures: it's been #1 in US App Store since Nov. 13; Similarweb: its DAU gap with Threads is narrowing (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Microsoft unveils a new AI interpreter in Teams that can simulate voices and offer near-real-time voice interpretation in nine languages, launching in preview (Danielle Abril/Washington Post)

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